Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Kuwait
Kuwait: Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male was 86.5% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Kuwait, 1996–2012
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 86.5% for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Kuwait peaked at 110.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 74.9%, in 2000.
That places Kuwait 77th out of 182 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 87.5% | — |
| 1997 | 80.4% | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 76.7% | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 77.6% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 74.9% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 76.6% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 91.6% | +19.6% |
| 2004 | 98.1% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 110.5% | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 100.9% | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 92.6% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 84.3% | -9.0% |
| 2009 | 81.7% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 86.4% | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 91.2% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 86.5% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.6% | 76.7% | 87.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 90.1% | 74.9% | 110.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 88.0% | 86.4% | 91.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 74 Montenegro 88.0% compare
- 75 Mongolia 87.1% compare
- 76 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 86.5% compare
- 78 Slovakia 85.4% compare
- 79 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 85.3% compare
- 80 Guyana 83.8% compare
More education data for Kuwait
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 32,782 (2021)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 78.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Kuwait?
- Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male in Kuwait was 86.5% in 2012, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 110.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.9% in 2000.
- How does Kuwait rank for gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male?
- Kuwait ranks 77th out of 182 countries with data for 2012.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total male enrollment in upper secondary education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary education age.